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NEWSLETTER | 24 Feb 2021

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of index and beta crypto funds, has surpassed USD1 billion in assets under management (AUM) across its fund family.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Chorus Capital, an alternative credit manager specialised in risk-sharing transactions with banks, has successfully concluded fundraising for Chorus Capital Credit Fund IV (the Fund).

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Digital asset investment firm Techemy Capital has launched Decentralized Exchange-Traded Portfolios (ETP’s) built on onchain asset management platform Balancer, starting with a DeFi ETP.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Ledgermatic, which recently announced it is developing treasury tools to allow enterprise and financial institutions to operate with digital assets and associated payments and workflows, has chosen Algorand as its blockchain protocol partner.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Astra, a technology company that offers advanced bank-to-bank transfer solutions, has announced the official release of its transfer automation platform designed for financial institutions and fintech companies.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Solactive has launched the Solactive Climate Change Europe BTI Index. Returns of the new index are available to investors through products exclusively offered by Barclays.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking (Intesa Sanpaolo Group) has entered into an agreement for State Street Bank International (Luxembourg Branch) to assume the depositary bank and fund administrator activities presently performed by its subsidiary Fideuram Bank Luxembourg.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Substantive Research, a research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, has appointed Michael Malpiede as Senior Sales Associate Americas, and Alex Mackinnon as Sales Associate in Europe, to lead the company’s US expansion.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Wells Fargo & Company is to sell Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) to GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners. The deal includes Wells Fargo Bank NA’s business of acting as trustee to its collective investment trusts and all related WFAM legal entities. Under the terms of the agreement, the purchase price is USD2.1 billion.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

JTC has appointed Paul Weir as Managing Director of its Jersey office and Julie Zingiloglu as Managing Director of Private Client Services in Switzerland as part of its Group-wide global promotions of almost 100 staff spanning the Funds, Corporate, Private Client, Group Operations and Business Support teams.

Wed | 24 Feb 2021, 11:39

Ryan O’Hagan has joined BTIG Limited's Institutional Equities division as a Managing Director and Equity Sales Trader focused on the European markets. In his new role with the firm, he will be based in BTIG’s London office.